Christopher Rhodes

The candidates for one of the country's most important Senate races of the year squared off Tuesday night in a debate in Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic rival, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, faced off in a tense debate as Texas prepares to begin early voting ahead of November's election. The debate proved to be contentious, with Allred landing a number of attacks against Cruz.

Dr. Umar Johnson weighed in on the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, and his comments are causing an uproar on Black Twitter. Dr. Umar's warnings against a Harris victory and his repetition of Republican conspiracy theories are rubbing a lot of people the wrong way.

The five men wrongfully imprisoned as the ‘Central Park Five' filed a lawsuit Monday against Donald Trump , accusing the former president of defamation. Even though the five men were cleared years ago of the crime for which they were wrongfully jailed, Trump has continued to attack them, including during the presidential debate in September.

A group of students and activists recently demonstrated at Morehouse College to protest Georgia’s restrictive voting laws . The demonstrations, timed to coincide with a high-profile visit from the Kamala Harris campaign, come as Georgians and the rest of the nation will decide the outcome of the presidential election over the next two weeks.

The quest to secure justice for the last remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, as well as compensation for their descendants, continues despite various setbacks. A new commission seeks to redress the injustice of the massacre , even as politicians differ on the role cash payouts may play in the process.

While former President Donald Trump and various conservative celebrities and Republican politicians spoke at a Sunday campaign rally in New York at Madison Square Garden, a comedian’s remarks about Puerto Rico have perhaps received the most attention from the rally. The insult by Tony Hinchcliffe quickly made the rounds on social media and spurred several stars to action.

Former president Donald Trump and his allies have long used racist tropes, anti-immigrant fears and other offensive tactics to drum up support from their base while antagonizing those targeted by this rhetoric. But Trump's Sunday rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden took the campaign to new lows for racial dog whistling and outright bigoted comments, living up to the label of ‘Nazi rally' that had been placed on the event.

The recent controversy surrounding a conservative comedian insulting Puerto Rico at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump has led to

As Donald Trump and Republicans continue to deal with the fallout from the racist rally it held Sunday at New York City's Madison Square Garden, word is now emerging about an appearance that didn't happen that likely would have caused even more controversy. Rapper 50 Cent says he turned down a multi-million dollar offer to play at the event.

California 's Ebony Alert System, a version of the Amber Alert specifically designed to highlight missing youths and women of color, recently marked one year in use. In that time, over two dozen people have been recovered through the use of Ebony Alerts. Advocates for the system and critics of the way it currently operates say this number could have been higher with more knowledge and willingness on the part of authorities.